| Broker | Address | Carrier | Commissions | Fees | Total comp | % of premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEQUOIA BENEFITS & INS SVCS LLC3 | 1850 GATEWAY DRIVE, SUITE 700 SAN MATEO, CA 94404 | ANTHEM BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD | $292K | $126 | $292K | 5.29% |
| SEQUOIA BENEFITS & INS SVCS LLC3 | 1850 GATEWAY DRIVE SUITE 600 SAN MATEO, CA 94404 | THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | $58K | $18K | $76K | 13.10% |
| SEQUOIA BENEFITS & INS SVCS LLC3 | 1850 GATEWAY DRIVE, SUITE 700 SAN MATEO, CA 94404 | KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN INC | $4K | — | $4K | 4.88% |
| SEQUOIA BENEFITS & INS SVCS LLC3 Filed as: SEQUOIA BENEFITS & INS. SERVICES | 1850 GATEWAY DR SUITE 700 SAN MATEO, CA 94404 | ANTHEM LIFE & DISABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY | $2K | — | $2K | 14.97% |
No Schedule C service providers reported on this filing.
Benefits declared on the Form 5500 main form (✓ = also has a Schedule A insurance contract; otherwise the benefit is funded out of plan assets or via a Schedule C TPA).
The plan reports several different headcounts depending on which form you read. Each one measures a different slice of the population.
| Active participants | 399 | Currently employed and enrolled or eligible. |
| Retired/separated still receiving benefits | 8 | Continuation coverage (COBRA, retiree health). |
| Retired/separated still eligible | 0 | Vested but not currently using benefits. |
| Total participants (= "Plan participants" tile) | 407 | Active + retired/separated + beneficiaries. No dependents. |
| Coverage | Top carrier | Persons covered EOY | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health (medical)(2 contracts, 2 carriers) | ANTHEM BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD | 653 | $5.6M |
| Dental | THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | 409 | $579K |
| Vision(2 contracts, 2 carriers) | ANTHEM BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD | 653 | $6.1M |
| Life insurance(3 contracts, 3 carriers) | THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | 409 | $599K |
| Short-term disability | THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | 409 | $579K |
| Long-term disability | THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | 409 | $579K |
| Prescription drug(2 contracts, 2 carriers) | ANTHEM BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD | 653 | $5.6M |
| Other(3 contracts, 3 carriers) | THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | 409 | $599K |
| Persons covered (= "Persons covered" tile) | Max across the rows above | 653 | — |
Why the numbers differ. Form 5500 line 6 counts employees + retirees + beneficiaries; no dependents. Schedule A persons-covered counts everyone enrolled, including spouses and children, so it usually exceeds line 6 by 30-60% on a working-age workforce. The medical row is normally the broadest single line because it has the highest take-up; dental/vision/life often dip below it. Stop-loss / reinsurance contracts sometimes report the carrier's full underwriting pool rather than this filer's headcount; the row is shown for transparency but shouldn't be read as "people in this plan."
Broker compensation exceeds 5% of premium. Either a small-plan minimum-fee dynamic or an inefficient broker structure ripe for a counter-bid.
Top carrier holds >85% of premium. If that carrier hits a rate increase, the entire plan moves.
Premium per covered life exceeds 2× the peer median for this NAICS + size cohort. Either richly-funded plan or struggling with a bad rate.